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Child Care Health Consultant(CCHC)

The Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC), a Registered Nurse makes site visits to targeted facilities in both Lenoir and Greene Counties year round prioritizing those with one and two-star licenses, histories of poor compliance with health/safety standards, and/or high percentages of subsidized children.

The CCHC:

Facilitates health and safety compliance consistent with Division of Child Development (DCD) regulations

Establishes protocols and ensures collective health policies

Conducts dental screening

Promotes medical homes, including well-child visits and immunizations

Promotes that children with special needs are identified and obtain IFSPs/IEPs

Reviews illness and injury logs, with special attention to child care health trends

Provides health education and consultation for staff, parents, and children, including mental health and safety

Documents procedures for situations and emergencies

Issues identified by the CCHC are followed up with contacts to the child’s family and healthcare provider with parents’ consent. To promote higher quality care, the CCHC coordinates service delivery with Lenoir/Greene Child Care Resource & Referral and gives special focus to health compliance issues that might impede a provider’s progress in achieving a higher star license.